| Eugene David ...The One-Minute Pundit |
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Saturday, July 17, 2004
An estimated 18 percent of the Medicare population meets the official definition of obese - a body mass index above 30, as would occur, for example, in a woman who was 5-foot-5 and weighed more than 180 pounds or a 6-foot man weighing more than 221 pounds. With weight-loss surgery costing $30,000 to $40,000 if there are no complications, the cost to Medicare of obesity treatments could be astronomical.
In the words of the late, great Ray Charles, what'd I say?
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